| Cranbrook, BC, is home to the Canadian
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| | 7-car set of the famous 1929 Trans-Canada
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| Museum of Rail Travel and is the largest
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| | Limited, a vintage deluxe hotel on
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| city and service center in the East
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| | wheels. The railway constructed 12 new
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| Kootenay region. Many parts of the city
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| | complete train sets comprising "A" class
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| date from 1898 and self-guided walking
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| | dining cars, "R" series sleepers
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| tours are available with maps obtainable
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| | (8-sections, 2-compartments, 1-drawing
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| from the Chamber of Commerce, or from the
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| | room), combination baggage sleeping cars
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| Museum.The Canadian Pacific Railway
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| | (for the dining car crews) and the unique
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| played a major role in the development of
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| | "River" class solarium-lounge cars that
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| Cranbrook. Much of the original railway
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| | were at the end of the trains and
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| infrastructure built in Cranbrook still
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| | especially popular. The train staff for
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| survives, providing a good context for
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| | the Limited was a little army; besides
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| the development of the Railway Museum.The
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| | the driver-known in Canada as the
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| renowned Canadian Museum of Rail Travel
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| | "engineer"-and the fireman, the Limited
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| is one of the largest museums of its type
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| | had a conductor, trainman, sleeping-car
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| in Canada, with a valuable national
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| | conductor, one porter to each
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| collection of luxurious trains from the
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| | sleeping-car, a parlour-car attendant and
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| golden age of railway travel. Open all
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| | the dining-car staff comprising of the
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| year and located at 57 Van Horne Street
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| | chef, stewards and waiters. The
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| South, which is Hwy 3/95 downtown. It is
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| | Trans-Canada Limited, reserved for First
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| a must-see for any visitor to the
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| | Class passengers only, traveled from
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| region.The museum contains vintage
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| | Montreal and Toronto to Vancouver, a
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| passenger train sets representing various
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| | distance of 2,886 miles. Other trains on
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| eras from the 1880s to the 1930s. The
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| | display include the 1907 ultra-luxurious
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| cars are luxuriously appointed with
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| | Soo-Spokane Train Deluxe. There are also
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| exotic inlaid woods, brass fixtures,
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| | cars in the museum that were used by
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| plush upholstery, wool carpets, period
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| | various visiting royalty over the years
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| furniture, stained glass and other
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| | and interpretive cars.Another highlight
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| displays such as railway china and
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| | of the building complex is the
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| silverware.The centerpiece of the train's
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| | spectacular Royal Alexandra Hall, the
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| displays is the only complete surviving
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| | restored 3,000 sq. ft.
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